Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Denver Pioneers
· NCAA Men's BasketballShelton scores 27 to carry N. Arizona past Denver 68-65
Three times Shelton made a pair of free throws after the Pioneers made it a one-point game with two minutes to play. Same Hines Jr. missed a 3-pointer to tie with a second left.
Jay Green had 15 points and seven rebounds for Northern Arizona (1-5), which ended its season-opening five-game losing streak. Carson Towt added eight rebounds.
Jase Townsend had 16 points for the Pioneers (1-6), whose losing streak stretched to six games. Frank Ryder added 11 points and three blocks. Drake Muller had 11 points.
Northern Arizona is scheduled to play at No. 1 Gonzaga on Monday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Carson Towt Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sam Hines Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Cameron Shelton made Free Throw. | 68 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Cameron Shelton made Free Throw. | 67 - 65 |
Statistics
NAU |
DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 24-46 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 19-23 | FT | 11-17 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Hamilton Gymnasium
Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:
Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |


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DEN